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Learn more about all the URL Monitor capabilities in the general overview.
This guide walks you through creating your first URL monitor to check the availability and performance of your websites, APIs, or any HTTP-based service. Each URL monitor is defined by its request configuration, which includes the target URL and how its availability and performance should be validated.

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Basic Setup

Configure your URL monitor by specifying the endpoint and request method:
URL monitor setup interface showing HTTP method selection, URL input field, and options for Skip SSL and Follow redirects
  • Request method: Always GET
  • URL: The HTTP(S) URL to monitor (e.g. https://api.example.com)
  • IP family: Defaults to IPv4

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Response Validation

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Assertions

Validate the returned response status code:
URL monitor assertions interface showing status code configuration

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Response Performance

Define performance thresholds for degraded or failed states:
URL monitor response time limits interface showing degraded and failed thresholds

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Frequency

Set how often the monitor runs (every 10 seconds to 24 hours).
URL monitor frequency interface showing 10 seconds to 24 hours options

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Scheduling & Locations

URL monitor scheduling strategy interface showing round robin vs fixed schedule options
  • Scheduling: Choose between round-robin or parallel execution. Learn more about scheduling strategies
  • Locations: Select one or more public or private locations to run the monitor from

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Additional Settings